Charlie Munger, longtime Berkshire Hathaway vice-chair, dies at 99

Omaha, Neb. — The world of business has lost a person synonymous with everything financial. Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s longtime vice-chairman at Berkshire Hathaway, died Tuesday morning. He was 99. Berkshire said Munger died peacefully at a hospital at a California hospital. No cause was given. Munger would have turned 100 on January 1. In a statement, Buffett said, “Berkshire Hathaway could not have been built to its present status without Charlie’s inspiration, wisdom and participation.” Berkshire Hathaway owns more than 70 companies, including Dairy Queen, Duracell, Geico and Nebraska Furniture Mart.